There were 9.4 million beehives on EU farms in 2023, according to Eurostat, with the number of beehives increasing by 1.3 million (+16%), from 8.1 million in 2020.
Revised EU rules for the energy consumption of electrical appliances in standby, off mode, and networked standby started to apply from 9 May 2025.
Meeting in Tokyo for their third Digital Partnership Council the European Union and Japan took steps to reinforce tech and digital cooperation between the two trading partners.
The EU has opened 2025 calls for postdoctoral fellowships for grants aiming to improve the creative and innovative potential of researchers holding a PhD, with a budget of EUR 404.3 million.
The European Union and Singapore have taken a significant step forward in their bilateral trade relations with the signing of a landmark Digital Trade Agreement (DTA).
The EU has signalled an ending to its dependency on Russian energy by stopping the import of Russian gas and oil and phasing out Russian nuclear energy.
151,004 multinational enterprise groups were operating in the EU and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, employing 49.0 million people.
